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What are octagon boxes used for?
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An octagon box was a small ornamental box designed to hold trinkets and jewelry. It’s primary use is storage and functionality. You’ll find a variety of antique and contemporary octagon boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Vintage Boho Tessellated Stone Octagon Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Enhance your decor with this Vintage Boho Tessellated Stone Octagon Box. Perfect for American-style interiors, this unique piece features intricate tessellated stonework in an elegan...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Sterling Silver Hinged octagonal box
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Octagonal box completely handmade, starting from a sterling silver plate and shaped.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Tessellated Stone Octagonal Box by Renoir Designs
By Renoir Designs
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well crafted tessellated stone octagonal box with attached lid by Renoir Designs, circa 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Octagonal Box in Lucite Wicker Wood and Brass Christian Dior Style, France 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, IT
Octagonal box in Lucite, wicker and wood with a brass knob in Christian Dior style.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Decorative Octagonal Box, Italy 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century jewelry or decorative octagonal box in a beautiful tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Prince of Wales Inlaid Octagonal Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
George III octagonal mahogany and boxwood inlaid box with unusual Price of Wales feather inlay, the edges strung in boxwood or holly, retaining pleasing old finish and original lock,...
Category
Antique 1790s English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany
